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Persuasion
Persuasion
At a glance
The toolbox
| ⊡ Understand the key parts of an argument | 98 |
| ⊡ Apply a value analysis to assess your argument | 98 |
| ⊡ Use the value analysis checklist | 102 |
The living language
| ⊡ Work with three modes of persuasion | 105 |
| ⊡ Remember deductive reasoning | 106 |
| ⊡ Use inductive reasoning if your reader has time to spare | 107 |
| ⊡ Use the proof analysis checklist for rhetorical arguments | 108 |
Power tools
| ⊡ Use proofs of consequence often | 110 |
| ⊡ Apply proofs of example carefully | 111 |
| ⊡ Use proofs of authority cautiously | 112 |
| ⊡ Select proofs of definition sparingly | 113 |
| ⊡ Avoid poor or false arguments | 115 |
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Publication information:
Book title: Writing at Work: How to Write Clearly, Effectively and Professionally.
Contributors: Neil James - Author.
Publisher: Allen & Unwin.
Place of publication: Crows Nest, N.S.W..
Publication year: 2007.
Page number: 97.
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